– John Bowlby, Loss, Sadness, and Depression
Welcome to my private practice website! I am Dr. Nyasha Grayman, and I provide confidential, compassionate, and culturally responsive traumatic grief counseling and grief coaching to Black women. If you are a Black woman who is struggling with your loved one's death, anticipated death, or life-changing medical diagnosis, I may be the right confidant and companion for you. My own devastating experience of suddenly losing a child, along with my expert formal training as a grief and trauma-informed counseling psychologist, uniquely qualify me for this sacred work. I have a diverse set of clinical skills and tools, and I have been there. Of course, everyone's experience is ultimately as unique as a fingerprint, but I believe you will find that "I get it."
I take on no more than one new counseling client a month, and support no more than six traumatically bereaved clients at a time so that I can offer you a highly personalized structured plan and support experience. With me, you are more than a client and your experience is more than a case. The difference is definitely in the heart-centered details.
If you are a Black woman who is experiencing some of the symptoms below in response to the death, anticipated death, or life-changing medical diagnosis of a child, parent, spouse, sibling, significant other, or friend, you may be dealing with grief-related acute stress or traumatic stress. My traumatic grief counseling support can help. Together, we will work to strengthen, deepen, and expand your current ways of coping while we gently navigate your grief journey.
PHYSICAL (BODILY & MOVEMENT) REACTIONS
| Chest pain | Headache | Change in appetite |
| Heart palpitations | Back pain | Weight change |
| Shortness of breath | Stomach pain | Sleep issues |
| Tightness in throat | Nausea | Fatigue |
| Lightheadedness | Diarrhea | Restlessness |
| Dizziness | Constipation | Easily startled |
SENSATION & PERCEPTION REACTIONS
| Flashbacks of loved one’s death |
| Sense that the world and people around you are not real (derealization) |
| Sense of detachment from your body and/or trance-like state (depersonalization) |
| Heightened vigilance |
| Nightmares |
EMOTIONAL REACTIONS
| Sorrow |
Sense of emptiness |
Quick and intense emotional shifts (lability) |
| Shock |
Helplessness |
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| Numbness/Flat affect |
Meaninglessness |
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| Heightened fearfulness |
Guilt |
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| Heightened vulnerability | Anger | |
| Sense of abandonment |
Irritability |
COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL REACTIONS
| Self-harm attempt/Self-harm ideation | Difficulty concentrating |
| Repeated thoughts of one’s own death or someone else's death | Slowed thinking |
| Avoiding places associated with loved one’s death | Forgetfulness |
| Avoiding talk and/or thoughts of loved one’s death | Disbelief |
| Frequent and non-selective retelling story of loved one’s death | Denial |
| Self blame | Lowered self esteem |
SOCIAL REACTIONS
| Increased relationship conflict | Lowered interest in previously enjoyed social activities |
| Withdrawing from relationships/Self isolating | Lowered social initiative taking |
| Heightened sensitivity to words and actions of others | Heightened social initiative taking and engagement |
| Increased clinginess |
Galatians 6:2 "Bear one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."
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